Oh how the heart can ache.

Poor little AJ has what we suspect to be another ear infection (or the same one that did not go away completely). I will know more after S-Factor gets back from taking her in to the pediatrician.

Last night was rough, not just because we got little sleep, but because it is so hard to see her tiny little tears streaming down her chubby little cheeks. When she looks up at us with her tear-filled eyes pleading for relief, my heart breaks into a billion little pieces. But then, as I took over the baby-comforting shift, and she lay there with her head on my arm, she looked up at me and gave me a tiny smile, and for a little while my heart was stitched up again. She is so sweet.

We took shifts so that we each would get a few guaranteed hours of sleep, rather than both having to be woken up when she cried. He took the early shift, and I took over in the wee morning hours. I laid down on my left side, and placed her little head on my arm. She curled into me, resting on her hands in that picturesque sleeping pose, and dozed for a while.

Even she was exhausted this morning, as she fell asleep quickly in her bouncy seat. Usually she is too excited in her bouncy seat to do anything but chatter and smile at the butterflies.

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In other news, tonight is movie night and I'm hoping Best Buy has Elf so that we can watch it, along with The Hangover, while we eat pizza. I think I deserve a chocolate lava crunch cake since this week has been so hectic!

Everyone ready for Christmas??


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UPDATE:

Ear is still infected, Got stronger antibiotics, If fever is not gone in three days we take her back, Take her back in 7-10 days regardless, The morning lady (at daycare) says her kid gets ear infections often without the fever.